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Aleh Remezau: HPO Soloist this October
Read MoreWe are thrilled to feature our own Principal Oboist Aleh Remezau in our second concert of the season. On October 21, come hear Aleh’s performance as soloist in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Conc…
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Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra receives 2023 Vida Peene Orchestra Award
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2023 – The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2023 Vida Peene Orchestra Award is the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO). This award recogniz…
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Starting this season with Liam Ritz
Read MoreRecognize the name Liam Ritz? The Hamilton-born composer was our inaugural Composer Fellow back in our 2018-19 season. Now, his work Scherzo has its world premiere at the top of our 23-24 season! We a…
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HPO’S Opening Night celebrates a New Season and 50 Years for FirstOntario Concert Hall!
Read MoreGemma New Conducts Opening Concert on September 23, 2023 Hamilton, ON, September 7, 2023 – The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is proud to launch its 2023-24 season on Saturday, Septemb…
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50 Years at Hamilton Place
Read MoreThis year, we are celebrating 50 years in our beautiful home, FirstOntario Concert Hall, formerly called Hamilton Place! The building opened with a month-long festival from September 22 to October 21,…
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📢Calling all book lovers - our friends at Hamilton Out Of The Cold have a FANTASTIC event coming up for you! On September 30, join them for a Pop-Up Book Sale Fundraiser to help support costs for their upcoming 2023-24 Season. Please come out and contribute to this important cause by building up your book shelf📚 Learn more: https://hamiltonoutofthecold.ca/ ABOUT HAMILTON OUT OF THE COLD: "Our mission is to provide hot, nutritious meals for those in need in the Hamilton community. Served with dignity and compassion, HOOTC is a volunteer-based, low-barrier program sustained by donations of both money and food from foundations, local groups, businesses and individuals.” . . . @Hamiltonoutofthecold #HOOTC #Fundraiser #BookSale #BookLover #BookWorm #Reading #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario
LAST CHANCE to get your tickets for our season-opening concert tomorrow at 7:30pm with conductor Gemma New and pianist Tony Siqi Yun! Join us at 6:30pm for Abigail Richardson-Schulte's Pre-Concert Talk with Gemma New, composer Liam Ritz, and our dear friend Larry Paikin, joining us to chat about the 50th anniversary of Hamilton Place🎉 CELEBRATE WITH US! ▪️ Visit our ‘HPO at Hamilton Place’ exhibition on the mezzanine ▪️ Get a commemorative $20 mug ▪️ Try our fundraising specialty drink – an Aperol Spritz – that pays homage to the iconic orange hues of the concert hall We are also thrilled to accept the $10,000 Vida Peene award from Ontario Arts Council at tomorrow’s concert! Click the LINK IN OUR BIO for tickets! . . . @GemmaNewMusic @TonySiqiYun @OntarioArtsCouncil #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #Orchestra #OpeningNight #GemmaNew #TonySiqiYun
The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra stands in solidarity with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) musicians, staff, board, and community following the announcement that the KWS will not be proceeding with its 2023-24 season. Orchestras in Canada are integrally connected: the challenges of one group are felt by all of us. To our audiences and friends, our message is simple: love your orchestra. And to our colleagues in Kitchener-Waterloo: our hearts are with you. ❤️ . . #InSolidarityWithKWS #LoveYourOrchestra #KWAwesome
It’s the LAST WEEK to get a 9-concert subscription package and join us ALL SEASON! ❓WHY SUBSCRIBE❓ With a 9-concert package, save up to 20% on tickets (compared to single concert tickets) and 25% on any additional tickets purchased, and get your pick of seats for the season and free ticket exchanges. Plus, you will: 🎵 Be part of our opening and closing nights with Gemma New 🎵 See our next Music Director candidates conduct the HPO 🎵 Experience our stellar soloists and high-energy pop concerts Get your 9-concert package TODAY – click the link in our bio to see our subscription options!
At this Saturday's concert, we're celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Hamilton Place🎉 Join us for our Pre-concert Talk at 6:30pm to hear from special guest Larry Paikin about the early days of Hamilton Place. ✨Then, explore our exhibition from our Hamilton Place archives on the mezzanine level! Click the link in our bio to read our blog "50 Years at Hamilton Place" to learn about the HPO’s unforgettable opening festival performance in 1973! 📷 Photos of Opening Festival medallions courtesy of HPO Principal Timpanist Jean Norman Iadeluca . . . #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamiltonPlace #Celebration #Anniversary #FirstOntarioConcertHall #HamOnt #History #Archives #Orchestra
WELCOME BACK, GEMMA NEW! We are delighted to have our Music Director with us for a busy week in Hamilton that wraps up with our 23-24 season opening night concert on September 23: Gemma Conducts Schumann & Mendelssohn✨ Click the link in our bio for tickets or head to hpo.org! “The music of Mendelssohn means a lot to me, thanks to the experiences I shared living in Leipzig as a Mendelssohn Fellow being mentored by maestro Kurt Masur, and I have also felt the magic following Mendelssohn’s footsteps around the Hollyrood Palace,” Gemma told the Hamilton Spectator. “It is a deeply personal piece I wanted to share with our Hamilton audiences.” Find the full Hamilton Spectator article "HPO celebrates 50 golden years of FirstOntario Concert Hall/Hamilton Place" at www.thespec.com 📰 🎧Audio credit: Mendelssohn’s “Scottish Symphony” performed by National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, with Reinhard Seifried . . . @gemmanewmusic #GemmaNew #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #MusicDirector #Conductor #Conducting #Symphony #Mendelssohn #Schumann #Piano #Concerto #HamOnt #HamiltonOntario #Ontario #Orchestra
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